We now have Quarter 3 H1B visa FY 2022 data and Quarter 3 PERM visa FY 2022 data.

Massachusetts Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas	% of all Visas	Average Wage	Visa Type
244,973	88.85%	$82,738	H-1B
25,960	9.42%	$119,636	PERM
2,818	1.02%	$97,067	E-3 Australian
1,957	0.71%	$21,562	H-2A

As of May 2022, Massachusetts has seen a total of 275,708 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Massachusetts is the H-1B visa with 244,973 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 88.85% of Massachusetts's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 25,960 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 9.42% of Massachusetts's total visas.

Top Occupations in Massachusetts (All Years)

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Software Developers, Applications	42,621	$94,462	92.72%
Computer Systems Analysts	20,030	$77,703	91.86%
Computer Programmers	11,663	$67,458	90.64%
Computer Occupations, All Other	10,703	$78,856	91.44%
Software Developers, Systems Software	7,146	$105,816	92.23%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	4,919	$55,307	77.00%
Management Analysts	3,580	$86,472	91.30%
Operations Research Analysts	3,455	$71,158	88.23%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	3,282	$91,261	85.96%
Financial Analysts	2,950	$82,484	79.58%

Massachusetts Employees Over Time

Massachusetts has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 12,650 employees were hired. Massachusetts peaked in 2022 with 31,813 employees, and the recent trend shows the average number of employees on an incline.

Top Countries with Workers in Massachusetts From PERM Program (All Years)

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
India	10,606	$149,088	61.38%
China	2,139	$86,674	65.92%
Brazil	695	$52,019	57.63%
Canada	542	$104,208	55.08%
South Korea	230	$68,530	53.36%
Mexico	211	$73,540	52.36%
United Kingdom	206	$965,387	55.38%
Turkey	153	$80,476	56.67%
France	150	$96,819	56.60%
Russia	146	$93,158	60.83%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
The Mathworks Inc	4,800	$90,023	94.84%
Wipro Limited	4,728	$76,729	96.57%
Wayfair Llc	3,135	$99,338	80.86%
Ernst Young Us Llp	2,968	$77,695	93.04%
Infosys Limited	2,891	$73,829	96.14%
Harvard University	2,710	$53,994	92.90%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	2,635	$84,864	90.80%
Avco Consulting Inc	2,627	$68,951	93.55%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp	2,545	$87,348	94.96%
General Hospital Corporation	2,213	$52,373	82.67%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	64,060	$79,637	91.71%
Computer Systems Design Services	14,690	$88,052	90.11%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	10,347	$59,466	77.71%
Software Publishers	9,907	$92,393	94.09%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	8,274	$63,295	80.38%
Other Computer Related Services	4,976	$80,628	87.05%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	3,994	$91,244	93.98%
Engineering Services	3,337	$81,855	87.84%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	3,292	$76,087	97.86%
Commercial Banking	2,967	$99,632	90.79%

Massachusetts Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Massachusetts to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Massachusetts over all years is $82,738. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,858.